Business Post's UK Mail wins contract with UK govt worth 12 mln stg revenue

Business Post Group PLC said its mail company UK Mail, the leading competitor to Royal Mail in downstream access postal services, has been awarded a major new contract by HM Government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) worth 12 mln stg of revenue per annum.

DWP mails 82 million items a year from two distribution centres in the North East and North West of England. With the Royal Bank of Scotland and DWP, Business Post said UK Mail now has two of the three largest mailers in the UK as customers. DWP will become UK Mail’s largest customer by revenue.

The new contract is due to start on Feb 5.